- Sequential
- Sequential Se*quen"tial, a. Succeeding or following in order. -- {Se*quen"tial*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Sequential
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sequential — se‧quen‧tial [sɪˈkwenʆl] adjective formal happening in a fixed order, where a series of related actions, events etc lead to a particular result: • The buying process is analysed as a series of sequential steps. • The figures will disappoint… … Financial and business terms
sequential — index ancillary (subsidiary), consecutive, consequential (deducible), continuous, ensuing, narrative … Law dictionary
sequential — 1820s, from L.L. sequentia (see SEQUENCE (Cf. sequence)) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Related: Sequentially … Etymology dictionary
sequential — *consecutive, successive, serial … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sequential — [adj] occurring in an order consecutive, constant, continuous, following, incessant, later, next, persistent, regular, sequent, serial, steady, subsequent, subsequential, succedent, succeeding, successive; concepts 482,548,585 Ant. nonsequential … New thesaurus
sequential — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ forming or following in a logical order or sequence. DERIVATIVES sequentiality noun sequentially adverb … English terms dictionary
sequential — [si kwen′shəl] adj. 1. SEQUENT 2. of, relating to, or forming a sequence sequentially adv … English World dictionary
sequential — [[t]sɪkwe̱nʃ(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Something that is sequential follows a fixed order. [FORMAL] ...the sequential story of the universe... In this way the children are introduced to sequential learning. Derived words: sequentially ADV ADV after … English dictionary
sequential — Occurring in sequence. * * * se·quen·tial si kwen chəl adj 1) occurring as a sequela of disease or injury 2) of, relating to, forming, or taken in a sequence <sequential pills for contraception> sequential n a birth control pill of which… … Medical dictionary
sequential — adjective Date: 1844 1. of, relating to, or arranged in a sequence ; serial < sequential file systems > 2. following in sequence 3. relating to or based on a method of testing a statistical hypothesis that involves examination of a sequence of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
